—Sorry, I'm afraid I ____. I'll work as a volunteer in my community.
—OK, I won't forget, mom.
— Sure. We usually eat mooncakes and get together.
Some people may think that young people are too young to know what they want. But people like Lu Kaigang prove them all 1 .
Lu grew up in a small village in Nanning, Guangxi. Now he walks on some of the largest catwalks (T台) in the world.
Lu found his 2 when he was a child." When I was ten, I saw a fashion show on TV and I thought it was 3 to walk on the catwalk, " Lu said." I' ve wanted to be a supermodel ever since. "
Lu didn' t have much money and never received professional training. However, these 4 didn' t stop him from running after what he wanted. Lu collected pieces of cloth from the factory where he worked, and then made them 5 clothes. In 2018, he started making videos of himself wearing his handmade clothes and posted them online.
Lu has what money can' t buy: strong will (意志) and confidence." The early videos I posted didn' t get many likes, " Lu said." But I 6 what I was doing would be recognized (认可) by the world someday. "
Lu 7 his job at the factory and returned to his hometown to learn how to be a supermodel. He also 8 posting videos online during the period.
Lu' s hard work 9 paid off and he became an online star. We can be sure that Lu wouldn' t have been where he' s today 10 he hadn' t followed his heart at a young age.
What is the world' s highest waterfall (瀑布)? Who is the oldest man in the world? To find out the answers, you can open Guinness Book of World Records (《吉尼斯世界纪录大全》). Guinness World Records (GWR) began to record the finest human achievements in 1954.
The main purpose of GWR was to solve arguments." Many people will argue about things like ' who is the tallest man' or ' who runs the fastest' , " HuffPost said." Sometimes an argument, no matter how small the topic is, can lead to a fight, and that' s what Guinness was for." Knowing" the biggest, the smallest, the fastest, the most and the least" also helps us understand our own position in the world.
However, GWR is about more than just amazing facts. Setting world records can make people feel satisfied. GWR can help people test their own limits (极限) and achieve something great.
More Chinese are taking on Guinness challenges now. Guinness World Records has even made a special set of records just for China. It is called China Pride. For example, the Xinhua Dictionary is the most popular dictionary in the world. Chinese artist Zheng Chunhui made the world' s longest wood carving (木雕). It' s 12.286 meters long.
How to apply for (申请) a world record? If you want to apply for a world record, first you should go to the official Guinness World Records website and complete an application form (申请表). Next, get an idea of the things you need to provide. For example, if you want to set the" longest marathon" record, you need to film your whole run. Then, hand in the things online. The GWR team will assess (评估) it. If you' re successful, you will get a certificate (证书) and become a record holder!
Do you know the two lovely mascots (吉祥物)? You may know the five" Fuwa" dolls from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. This year you must know" Bing Dwen Dwen and Shuey Rhon Rhon" from the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games. The two lovely mascots first showed on TV on September 17, 2019.
| Look at the panda! It looks like an astronaut. It wears an ice shell (冰壳) and looks fat, so we call it" Bing Dwen Dwen " . White is the color of ice and snow, and it means purity and strength." Bing Dwen Dwen" likes ice sports very much and is good at them. That' s why it is the mascot of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games. The red heart shape in its left hand means welcoming the friends from other countries. The bright colors of the circles around its face stand for ice and snow sport tracks, meaning connectivity (连通性) and advanced technologies. |
| Do you think the red mascot looks like a lantern? The lantern' s name is" Shuey Rhon Rhon " . When the Chinese New Year comes, people always make or buy red lanterns. Red is the color of hope and good luck, so people think their dreams will come true in the new year." Shuey Rhon Rhon" expresses the well wishes that there could be more dialogue and understanding between cultures of the world. It can give players hope and help them do well in the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympic Games (残奥会). |
Now many people in different countries like the two mascots very much, and they show their love for them on the Internet.
There was a king who gave his daughter a beautiful diamond necklace. The necklace was missing and people in the kingdom searched everywhere but could not find it.
So the king put up notices, saying that anyone who found it could get a box of gold coins.
One day, a young man was walking along a river when he saw something shining in the river. When he looked, he saw the diamond necklace. He decided to catch it to get the reward（报酬）.
He put his hand in the river and tried to catch the necklace, but missed it. He took his hand out and looked again. The necklace was still there. He tried again. But strangely, he still missed the necklace! He started walking away, feeling sad. Just then, an old man walking by saw him, and asked him what was the matter.
The young man didn't want to share the secret with him, thinking he might take the necklace for himself, so he refused to tell him anything. The old man could see the young man was in trouble, He asked the young man to tell him the problem again and promised that he would not tell anyone about it. The young man finally told him about the necklace and how he tried hard to catch it, but kept failing.
The old man then told him that perhaps he should try looking upward, toward the tree, instead of in the river. The young man looked up, and the necklace was hanging on the branch of a tree. He had been trying to catch a reflection（倒影）of the necklace all the time.
You probably see a lot of things made of plastic, like bottles and bags, every day. What happens when that plastic gets thrown away? Scientists say much of it ends up in oceans and causes problems for creatures(生物)like fish and birds.
" Plastic puts ocean creatures in danger, " says Allison Schutes of the Ocean Conservancy. That' s a group that works to protect the world' s oceans.
A recent study shows that each minute, enough plastic reaches the ocean to fill up one garbage truck! That same study predicts that by the year 2050, our oceans will have more plastic than fish.
All that plastic is bad news for ocean life. Some ocean creatures die when they get tangled(使缠结)in pieces of plastic. Others accidentally eat it and die, too.
Most scientists say taking out all the plastic that' s already in the ocean would be impossible. Instead, they say the best way is to prevent more plastic from getting there.
Many groups are already taking action. They organize cleanups on beaches to pick up litter before it reaches the ocean. ▲ , volunteers from the Ocean Conservancy collected more than 16 million pounds of it last year!
Experts also encourage people to use less plastic. Many cities and towns in America have banned plastic shopping bags. Experts also suggest that people drink out of reusable bottles and try reusable shopping bags.
" These seem like small things, " says Schutes, " but they can help make a big difference. "
" How are you?" is a nice question. It' s a friendly greeting that people in the United States use. It' s a question that often doesn' t need an answer. The person who asks, " How are you?" expects to hear the answer" Fine, " even if the person isn' t fine. The reason is that" How are you?" isn' t really a question and" Fine" isn' t really an answer. They are common ways of saying" hello" or" hi " .
For example, when someone asks" Do you agree? " , the other person may be thinking, " No, I don' t. I think you' re wrong." It isn' t polite to disagree very strongly, so he might say, " I am not so sure."
People also don' t say exactly what they are thinking when they finish talking to other people. For example, many conversations over the phone end when one person says, " I' ve got to go now, " or the person who wants to hang up gives an excuse such as" Someone is at the door, " or, " Something is burning on the stove." The person who wants to hang up simply doesn' t want to talk any more, but it isn' t polite to say so. An excuse is polite, and it doesn' t hurt the other person' s feelings.
Whether they are greeting each other, talking about an opinion, or ending a conversation, people often don' t say exactly what they are thinking.
A. This is a nicer way to say that you don' t agree with someone.
B. You' d better not tell the truth to your family.
C. However, " How are you?" is also an unusual question.
D. The excuse may be real, or not.
E. Sometimes, people don' t say exactly what they mean.
F. If you disagree with others, they will hate you.
G. This is one way of being nice to people, and it' s a part of the game of language.
要求：(1)语言流畅、书写规范、卷面整洁，词数不少于60个；(2)文中不得使用真实姓名、校名，否则以零分计；(3)请将短文写在答题卡上，写在本题试卷上无效。
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